davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Tie SpGI 10 90 OH Will HIS OWL DUSl-
ness. But put a strange ant ia The
same receptacle, and, IN a trice, the
first inhabitant emerging detects All
interloper. In ant-morals every strang,
or is an enemy, and must be killed.
A crowd of angry citizens gathers ut
the cage, and the victim is oon drag
ged forth and despatched. II is not
by scent that they thus recognise each
other, for Sir John has impregnated
ants Of different tribes with the same
odour, andthe little people were not in
the least deceived. 1t cannot he by
marks, for he has painted different
ants of one colour and has no sue
ceeded in misleading his ~colonists.
There is some gift in it which we
cannot even imagine. and actually ex->
tending to the discrimination Of The
eggs and pup@ of their own and of
stranger communities. The pains tax
en- by the Industrious. populations TO
feed the winged males and females, , o
keep The latter at home in the breed
ing time, and to search for them if
any escape; their ingenious works of
engineering and architecture; their
evident power Of a mutual communi.
cation, their wars, their fruga!ity, their
ceascless in 'uslry and social joys may
all be thus studied under tie glass
roof of their artificial abode, and all
combine 10 fiji the mind Of The obsrr.
y. a NJ Il .sI.t,sn 80, u~-t l~S.AS0o
Consider, in truth, what functions
and faculties must be packed away
i'll that little browntriangular pin-tnd.
which makes the head of an am!
Were il not SO, The cerebral force of
a man ought to be ten thousand times
greater than it IL, to bear amy proper
ton TO the intellect of these infnitfsi-
NAL beings, For surely it is intel
Iectual to cherish an almost frtoci-
Gus patriotism; TO fOreSec he future
and provide for il; to discriminate Mt
sight between a friend and M enemy;
to make col quering raids and bring
home living captiveS and eggs Of the
enemy; TO train w0Od-lice as parlOur-
n aids, and nphiJes as milch kline.
Sir john has Shown even as regards
waSpS and bees, that the former learn
10 recognise IL human acquaintance,
and that the latter have distinct pre-.
ferences as to colour. He placed sugar
upon pieces of paper divcr~ely tinted,
and then counted The visits ptid to-
each tint by the bees, with the most
decided result. Those who heard his
lecture, and have p%e,nsed his admira-
blework on "AntS, WaSps, and Bees"
will becertainly inclined 10 his opinion,
which is tnat we cannot put aside these
marvellous habits of the insect world,
and especially Of the iornican species,
with the easy word ''Instinct." Are
they, then, truly peoples" and arc
their small souls growing up-ns
Budhists beIieve-to become SoMe day
real human citizens? In that ease it
is a strange reflection that a single
coppice in the summertime contains
more Of Them than there exist of men
and women IN tl.e Whole globe. Then
to think of The countless billions OF
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Some will say, Cali thisis romance.
How are such things known about the
ant peopIe?" They would n~otihowever
show themselves thus ignorantIy in
credn|ous if they could see the "formi-
c%nries," or artificial cities, by means
of which observers like Sir John Lub-
book study the habits Of the ants. These
are very simple in construction. A
wooden tray is placed upon a table
and surrounded with water, so as 10
constitute an island, within which the
small earthfolk must perforce abide,
for no ant can swim. A modicum of
dry clay or garden soil is sifted upon
the tray, nver the larger part of which
a glass top is slid, distant about one
third Of an inch from the wooden floor.
All is then ready for the reception ofn
community, which may, OF course, be
brought pell.melI from the nearest
ant-hiIl. Before long the emigrants
will make the best of their new IOca-
ton, by constructing passages, cham
bers, pillared halls, royal apartm ents
and nurseries out Of the earth provid-
ed, and settling down to the duties OF
The ant town. A little dab of honey laid
outside the colony, on the uncovered
part of The tray, supplies them with
food, which they come TO fetch, emrr-
ging from gateways made at the edge
Of the glass cover. Thus rec0mmpn-
ces the regular existence Of the tribe,
which may grow 10 number a quarter
or a half million souls. We say souls
adviSedly, tor when the observer qui-
city draws aside the upper lid which
conceals the glass top, there lies DIS
closed the daily existence of The tiny
creatures, furnishing evidence of gifts
. utterly astounding, and hardly to be
disposed of by caIIingitaII instinct In
one city thus suddenly revealed TO
view VIII be seer the queen-mother-
of truly royal stature compared with
her children and subjects-recIinirg
in her throne room. Ants come aud
90 through the apartment, laying
down small white upH-the infants
of the Stnte-and carrying them off
again when her Majesty has Inspected,
touched, perhaps fed, them. The ants
inwaiting, if we may SO style them,
do not turn their backs upon the So
vereign, their heads are all in the
direction Of "the presence" In an
other city. whose squares and streets
are next unveiled, a different species
lives, They are, perhaps, the pale
coloured ants, who capture and train
slaves; and, if so, one may watch the
luxurious masters fedand attended by
dark servitors, who scurry hither and
thilher, intent upon their duties, visi-
bl. performing all kinds Of work for
the perfeotly idle fighting ants, And
slowly wandering up and down the
same streets and squares, will be OBJ
served Smpll wood,lice, quite blind,
but domiciled and maintained by the
community, the function of which APP
pears TO he keeping the city clean,
for they will be seen feeling about for
every scrap of dirt, and removing it
the housemaids of this antpeopIe.
Sir John Lubbock has completely
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THE NEWER BIBLE.

The revised version of the Bible has
not entered into the life of the people
as its promoters had fondly hoped it
womld, and the Philadelphia publish
ers, as well as officers of the American
Tract Society, are reported recently as
saying that its sale has almost ceased
While this fact on many accounts will
be regretted, it is scarcely other than
well to have been expected. 1t is pro-
badly true, as was heralded at the time
of its publication, that the revision
represents the best results of modern
scholarship in the important matters
of textual criticism and biblical archie
ology, and the changes made in the
text are in many instances required.
But it is permeated by an academic
character that cuts it off almost newt
ably from any of that immense popular
veseration and love that has wrapped
itself about the King James version.
LIS alternaJlOns, even where they are
necessary, lack the exquisite simplicity
and directness of diction of the older
ersion; and above all the changing of
the old division into chapter and verse
has probably done more than anything
else toward extinglishing the undoubt-
eddy eager disposition to accept it that
was manifested It its publication.
Scholars and the ne thoughtful bible
readers will prize the revision as an
easily accessible explanatory common
tary; but this recently uttered expert
ence of the publishers and the bible
agencies shows conclusively that it's
quality is not such as to touch the great
heart of the people as has the author
lied version. - Providence Sunday Jour
nal.
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CHURCH MUSIC.

The legitimacy of the character of
the music used in connection with pub.
lie worship by Christians of various
denominations seems to be dependent
on the individual taste, or absence of
it, characterizing various congrega-
tions. Although the quartet choir"
so frequently monopolizes the situation,
singing by proxy is not universal; and
the congregation, in vast number of
instances, takes part in the musical por-
ton of the service. AS far as congre-
gational singing is concerned, the par
Elephants seem to disregard the fact
that there is positive as we'll as an
active side of worship. The conse-
quence is that the efforts Of those who
sing with the "spirit'' rather than the
understanding" and introduce ad kbi-
tuna vocal parts of their own invention
to the various hymn tunes, etc., are
often distressing to musical ears. In
such cases the thought presents itself
that the worthiness of praise offered
the Creator through the medium of an
unframed faculty seems, at least, open
to question. Some congregational sing
ing is, on the other hand, hearty, devo-
tional, and fairly good from musical
standpoint. But the character of the
tunes so often heard in our churches
and chapels is much to be regretted.
operate airs, niger" and Western
melodies, with others Of secular and
vulgar origin, are highly popular; and
their use is defended on the illogical
ground that "they are so well known"
Is it not reasonable, however, to as
sumo that religion should be utilized
for elevating and purifying artistic
taste rather than be made means for
gratifying the lower instincts, and still
farther familiarizing the people with
the ribald tunes heard in equivocal
places of amusement? There is no
lack of appropriate music, even of pop
ular type, that is free from unworthy
associations, available for the purpose;
and as in the present day church music
has no special characteristics of its own,
its use is highly desirable. The i'm
mense strides now being made in must
cal art education in this country have
not yet produced reflex action in our
places of worship, aud there are no
indications of a reform in the impOr-
tant matter of church musie.-BOston
Musical Herald.
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DOROTHEA L. DIX.
w. @. Brooks.

Dorothea Lynde Dix, who died recent.
ly at Trenton, N. j., at the advanced age
OF eighty-two years, was a woman who
stands by the side of Florence Night
ingale, "Sister Dora," and few other
noble characters who have devoted their
lives and their fortunes to the alienation
OF suffering. For more than half centu-
ry Miss Dix labored necessarily to i'm
prove the condition of the insane poor
and the convicts in the public institu-
tons of the United States In the face OF
obstacles and the apathy II public Off
cials, she succeeded in Ct tablis hing asy-
lums for the insane poor in different
States and in introducing many needed
reforms. During the war Miss Dix held
the position OF superintendent of female
nurses, and much of the Loble work done
by women in hospital and camp was due
to her wise, guiding hand. She died at
the State Lunatie Asylum, in Trenton,
where for the last five years she chose
her home among those for whose welfare
she had lsbored so lopg and faithfully.
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Writers on homiletics advise young
preachers to spend but little time in
general study, and much in special
preparation of sermons. Mr.. Beecher
reversed this rule. Most of his time
was spent in general study; his Sunday
morning sermon was prepared on Sun
day morning, and his Sunday evening
sermon in the afternoon. One Sunday
evening he preached a sermon ON a
text from the eighth chapter of Rom
ans. The congregation was electrified,
and Mr.. Halliday, the preachers assist
ant, not knowing whether he was in
the body or out of it, sought Professor
Stowe, who was standing in his broth
er-in-law's pew.
"The first half of that Sermon" said
the professor, sis the most wonderful
thing l ever listened to; but the thing
that is the most wonderful to me is
how he prepared it. After dinner this
noon l was walking in the library, and
when he came up, l said: Henry, L
would like to have you preach from
those words some time TO which he
Immediately answered: 4 may as well
preach from them to night as any time
He went to his afternoon sleep, came
down toward six o'clock, took a cup Of
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tea, went into his study, and made the
preparation from which he preached
this sermon.''
Mr.. Beecher undoubtedly possessed a
remarkable readiness in preparing for
the pulpit or the platform, but he was
also an adept in accommodating m aterial,
of which he could avail himself at
moments notice. In answering a
question put to him by the present
writer as to his method of preparing
for the pulpit, he said:
II read a book for information
and inspiration. If, while reading, a
thought comes to me which is worth
expanding, write down the title of
the book, the passage which suggested
the thought, the hour of the day or
the night, the local surroundings, in
fact, everything which will enable me
to reproduce my exact mood. Then l
write until have nothing more to
say on that topic. fold my manu-
script, write the name Of the topic on
its back, and lay it away.
'On Sunday morning 1 begin my SER
mon. l know what my congregation
is thinking about, and my subject is
generally in the line of their thought.
1t flashes into my mind that 1 have
written on that topic. 1 hunt among
my manuscripts, find the one I want.
and have sermon at my hand which,
with little alteration and addition,
serves my purpose. L try, by reading
and re-reading the title of the book,
the quoted passage, and the narrative
of the surrounding circumstances, to
get back into the mood in which | was
when wrote the manuscript. Then
go into the pulpit and let my mind
swing."-Lie of Beecher.
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VIII.

The present imperfect, but progress
sive state of man, where all his attain
ments are so circumscribed, is a school
of discipline in which the events and
circumstances that surround him be-
come to his mind object lessons for it's
development and unfolding.
Nature opens her many-paged vol
ume to nations that never heard of our
Christ nor Bible. Through the instruc-
tion Of this vast book, God is ever
speaking and revealing himself to all,
revealing to all knowledge of right
and wrong, with the obligations aris-
ing therefrom. He is the Father and
good to all, and just in his requirements.
For in every nation he that feareth God
and worketh righteousness is accepted
with him. This life is the nursery in
which it pleased God that we should
have our beginning. Every human
being is tree in this vast collection.
But how various are our growths and
surroundings. Some grow with rapid
ity; others seem not to grow at all
circumstances make the difference.
The growth achieved in the nursery is
the foundation on which we begin our
progress in the spirit world. The work
begun here will be finished there. These
mental powers that only bud here will
there bloom and bear fruit unto immor-
tai life. "For it pleased the Father that
in him should all fullness dwell. And
having made peace by him to reconcile
all things to himself, by him | say
whether they be things in earth or
things in heaven" The glorious work
of redeeming grace goes on in heaven,
nor will it cease nor abate till all are
reconciled to God, tin humanity made
subject to vanity shall be delivered
from the bondage of corruption Into
the glorious liberty of the children of
God" and every soul in the universe is
holy and happy. This is the one ade-
quate support for the calamities of NOR
tai life, one only, an assured trust that
the procession Of our fate. however sad
or disturbed, is ordered by being of
infinite benevolence and power, whose
everlasting purposes embrace all acct
dents, converting them to good"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

In his memoirs, General Cluseret,
the communist, relates that after the Ver-
sailles troops entered Paris be was saved
by priest to whom he had given facili-
ties to see Archbishop Darboy in his
prison. He knocked at his door and
said, "You recognize mel You know
what 1 wantp The priest replied, "Per-
fectly; you are at home" He provided
M. Cluseret with ecclesiastical costume,
kept him for five months, and with the
aid Of his order, got him safely across the
frontier into Belgium"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

Victor Hugo relates in his post
humous volume, "Things Seem" that
when Talleyrand died the phi, sicians en-
balmed his body, and having finished
their task placed on the table the brain
which had originated so many thoughts,
had inspired so many mortals, erected SO
SO many buildings, led two revolutions,
and deceived twenty kings. After they
had left servant entered and saw the
brain. "They have forgotten something"
he exclaimed, took the brain and threw
it into the gutter. "FSnis rerunl"
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Archbishop Corrigan is a man of
medium height and rather spare figure.
His forehead is broad and fairly high
His eyes are blue and mild in their ex-
preston. He is unusually active in his
movements, and will run up four flights
OF stairs to the top of his palace to get
anything he may happen to want rather
than give servant the trouble of 60
ing after it.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

The late King of Sherbro, West
Africa, when on his death bed, committed
his son to the American missionaries to
be sent to this country for Christian ed
ucation. Having obtained this, he lately
returned to Africa with his wife, as Mo
ravian missionary. He proposes to trans
late the Bible into his native tongue, and
to publish a journal, having learned the
printers trade while here.
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to spring forth, so the Lord thy God
will cause righteousness and praise to
spring forth before all the nations"
VII.
God, the infinitely wise purposes in
his love, knows what he is doing. He
moves forward slowly but surely and
without mistake in his great work.
Wesley says: This l apprehend to be
the answer, yea, the only full and sat-
isfactory answer, that can be given to
the objection against the wisdom and
goodness of God, taken from the pres
ent state of the world. 1t will not al
ways be thus. These things are only
permitted for a season by the great
Governor of the world, that he may
draw immense, eternal good out of this
temporary evil. This is the key the
apostle gives us above in the words,
He hath conclu ed them all in unbe-
lief, that he might have mercy upon
ALL" oh, the depth of the riches
both of the knowledge and wisdom of
God Although for season his judg-
ments were unsearchable, and his ways
past finding out, it is enough that we
are assured on this one point, that all
these transient evils will issue well !;
will have happy conclusion; and that
mercy first and last will reign" He
continues, "All unprejudiced persons
can see with their eyes that he is
already renewing the face of the earth,
and we have strong reason to hope that
the work he hath begun he will carry
on unto the day of the Lord Jesus.
That he will never intermit this blessed
work of his spirit until he has fulfilled
all his promises, until he has put a
period to sin and misery, infrmity and
death, and re- established universal hap
piness, and caused all the inhabitants
of the earth to sing together, 'Hallelu-
jah, the Lord God Omnipotent reign
eth. Blessing, and glory, and wisdom,
and honor, and power, and, might, be
unto our God forever and ever. ?"
Page so.
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HOW HENRY WARD BEECHER PRE-
PARED HIS SERMONS.

THE following description of how
Henry Ward Beecher prepared his SER
mons is interesting and very attractive
to ambitious pulpiteers; but we would
not advise any of our young preachers to
follow this course, unless they are pref
ty confident that they are incipient
Beechers. ED UNIvERsALIsT
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

- How far a little candle throws its
beamsi so shows a good deed in a naughty
world.
The most delicate, the most sensible of
all pleasures consists in promoting the pleas
ures of others.
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V l.

Christ will terminate evil and sin by
the conversion and salvation of the
world. Again says Wesley, "And so
all Israel shall be saved" ''For blind
ness in part has happened to Israel, till
the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. !"
"Then the Redeemer that cometh out
of Zion shall turn away ungodliness
from Jacob" "God hath now concluded
them all in unbelief-that he might
have mercy on all. Yea, and he will
so have mercy upon all Israel as to give
them all temporal with all spiritual
blessings. For this is the promise:
'For the Lord thy God will gather thee
from all nations-and the Lord thy
God will circumcise thy heart, to love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy sOul-then will |
sprinkle clean water upon you and ye
shall be clean, and ye shall be my peo-
pie and | will be your Cod Then shall
be accomplished all those glorious prom
Uses which will not be confined to this
OF that nation, but will include all the
inhabitants of the earth. They shall
not hurt nor destroy in all my holy
mountain, saith the Lord. Thy people
also shall be all righteous. AS the
earth bringeth forth her bud, and the
garden causeth the things that are in it
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

The death has been recorded of
William Fawcett, father of the late Prof.
Henry Fawcett, the blind Postmaster
General OF England. He was ninety
four years o d, saw the Allied Sovereigns
in London after Waterloo, and shook
hands with Butcher. 1t was careless
shot from his gun, when out shooting
birds, that blinded his son for life.
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oh one occasion person who
wished to have little fun at the expense
OF his consistency, said in group where
Mr.. Greeley was standing, "Mr. Greeley
and |, gentlemen, are old friends. We
have drank a good deal of brandy and
water together Yes" said Mr.. Gree.
ley, "that is true enough. You drank
the brandy and drank the water"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

ELAN Brown, one OF the early pio-
neers to California, who crossed the plains
in an emigrant train in 1916, celebrated
recently his ninetieth birthday at his
home in Contra Costa county, California.
The patriarch owns the Acalenes ranch,
which he bought from its Spanish pro-
prietor, and on this anniversary, no less
than seventy-ive Of his family and imme-
diate kindred sat down to table.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

Lady Seton takes great pride in
showing to all her visitors at Durham
House probably the earliest autograph
letter OF Queen Victoria in existence. II
Is In childish print characters, and runs
thus: show do you do, my dear Sir
Henry? Your little friend Victoria" 1t
was addressed to Sir Henry Seton.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

Mrs Henry Ward Beecher has
contracted to write number of "syn-
dictate" newspaper articles, dealing with
dress, society, education, marriage, etc.
Mrs. Beecher is not compelled to this
course by financial reasons, but has
agreed to write the articles because she
enjoys literary work of this character.
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The WmiuersaIist Sermon Rage.
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03

There are at present at Stratford i.
Conn.,, two interesting old ladies. One is
Mrs. Perry, widow Of Commodore Perry
the hero of Lake Erie; and the othe is
Mrs. Lamb, widow Of General Lamb, a
prominent officer in the war OF 1912.
They are both well on in years, but
bright and active.
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The Boston Transcript, tells this
little story about one Of President Eliot's
predecessors at Hsrvard-the learned
President FELTON,: Coming into the Uni
versity Press one morning TO revise some
OF his proof sheets, Mr.. FELTON, could not
help noticing the many changes that had
been made from the photography of
his manuscript in the printed matter.
Though somewhat taken aback, he did
pot-he never did-lose his good nature;
but looking up to a group Of compositors,
he said: " Never mind, young men, may
be lacking in the vernacular, but, ali, 1
have the advantage over you in Greekr